Revolver was six years ago when Metal Gear was a shadow of what it was today and Ness was with Mewtwo in the poll.
Revolver was almost unanimously the favorite anyway, and Pac-Man beat Ness hard enough to remain the favorite; Ness was closer to Travis Touchdown by the end of it.
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